New York Times bestselling author Nikki Grimes is the recipient of the 2020 ALAN Award for outstanding contributions to young adult literature, the 2017 Children's Literature Legacy Award, the 2016 Virginia Hamilton Literary Award, and the 2006 NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. Her distinguished works include the much-honored books Garvey's Choice, ALA Notable book Southwest Sunrise, Coretta Scott King Award winner Bronx Masquerade (and five Coretta Scott King Author Honor books), Printz and Siebert Honor winner Ordinary Hazards, Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor One Last Word: Wisdom from the Harlem Renaissance, its companion Legacy:Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance, and NYT Bestseller Kamala Harris:Rooted in Justice. Other titles by Ms. Grimes include Come Sunday, At Jerusalem's Gate: Poems of Easter, and Voices of Christmas. She is the creator of the popular Meet Danitra Brown, Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel, Bedtime for Sweet Creatures, and Off to See the Sea.

Her latest book, Glory in the Margins: Sunday Poems, was recently published by Paraclete Press. Ms. Grimes lives in Corona, California.

 

Episode 137: Encountering Glory and Silence in the Margins: A Conversation with Nikki Grimes
Hosted by: Carl McColman
With: Cassidy Hall, Kevin Johnson
Guest: Nikki Grimes
Date Recorded: August 23, 2021